Steel car construction



T. ELLIOTT.

STEEL CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1919.

1,375,787, Pa-itd ADI'. 26, 1921,

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INVENTOR l BY ATTORNEYS/ 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

TI ELLIOTT.

STEEL CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION min Ame. 1919.

Patented Apr. 26. T1921,

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THOMAS Ell/LI'T, 0F CINCINNATI, OHXG, ASSIGNR T@ THE CINCINNATI CARGMPANY, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CGRPRATION 0F QHIO.

Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

@riginal application lled March 13, 1919, Serial No. 282,338. Dividedand this application lled April 9,

1919. Serial No. 28,817. l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ll, THoMAs EnLroTr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and The particularobject of the present ini vention is to provide an integral belt railadapted to be used in connection with a car construction of thecharacter disclosed in the application for Letters Patent referred to,or any other suitable construction in connection with which devices ofthis character are used. 0

A further object of the lnvention is to lprovide .an integral belt railshaped to eXn .Wardly over the upper edge of the girderplate and actingas a reinforcement therefor.

An important advantage of the improved belt .rail consists in itspeculiar shape and integral construction whereby lashings and calking ofjoints are eliminated. This-is of importance in car building as itmaterially cheapens this detail of construction, but'it is of greaterimportance in car maintenance as all possibility of spreading andleaking joints is overcome, thus resulting ,at all times in air andwater tight construction which eiectually prevents lngress of air, dustor moisture to the interior of the car, without the usual trouble andcost incident to maintenance.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure l represents the side of a carequipped with my improved belt rail.

Fig. 2 represents an enlarged view with the parts partly broken away toshow their internal relations.

a lateral brace to the side Fig. 3 represents a lon itudinal section inelevation of my improve belt rail showing the arrangement of the rivetholes for securing the rail to the girder plates and side post s or" thecar;

Fig. 4 is a transverse cross sectional view showing the curvature of thedifferent portions of the rail; Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional viewshowing the rail assembled on the girder plate and side osts, and themanner in which the lower sas rail and inner window sill are relatedthereto;

The lower portion 1 of the belt rail, as here shown, 'consists of asubstantially vertical, longitudinal section extending around the carexcept over spaces occupied by entrance and exit doors. An inclinedportion 2 and a substantially vertical portion 3 extend. coextenslvelylongitudinally with the portion l; the part 2 being inclined inwardlyand upwardly at a. suitable angle to serve as a sill for the lower sash,and the part 3 acting as a weather strip for the lower sash rail 4 andthe inner sill casing 5. The longitudinal portion 1 is provided withrivet holes 6 spaced apart to secure the belt rail to the girder-plate 7and the side posts 8; the rail as a whole acting as osts and as a'reinforcing plate for the gir er plate. j

As shown in Figs. 2 and 5 of thedrawings, the upper portions 2 and 3 ofthe belt rail are adapted to intersect the side posts .8, a portion ofthe posts being cut away to provide clearance for the rail, as shown.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 5 the integral construction of the belt raileliminates the joints and seams incident to a separate ashing andweather strip and makes a neat, compact juncture betweenthe girder plate7 and the lower sash, resulting as a whole in a construction of greatstrength which will remain normal under all conditions of use.

The belt rails may be of any weight and strength desired to suitdifferent types and different weight cars. The rails serving asreinforcing for the girder plate, the plates may be of lighter gage thanare used in common practice, thus effecting economy in cost ofconstruction and resulting in a material decrease in the total weight ofthe car.

Having thus vfully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

. 1. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having asubstantially vertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured tothe side posts and girder plate of a car, an upwardly and inwardlyinclined portion serving as a sill for the lower sash of said car, and aysubstantially vertical, upwardly extending portion serving as a weatherstrip for the lower rail of said sash, said portions extending in singlelengths between the doors of the car and having their longitudinal edgessubstantially parallel to each other.

2. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially.vertical portion extending in unbroken Vsections between the doorsaround the car and adapted to be secured to the girder'plates and sideposts thereof, an upwardly and inwardly inclined portion serving as as'ill for the lower sash of said car, and a substantially vertical,upwardly extending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower railof' said sash. 1

3. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantiallyvertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured to the side postsof a car, an upwardly and 'inwardly inclined portion serving as a sillfor the lower sash of said car, and a substan-A tially vertical,upwardly extending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower railof said sash, said portions extending in single lengths between thedoors of the car and having their longitudinal edges substantiallyparallel to each other.

4. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantiallyvertical, longitudinal portion adapted to besecured to the girder plateof a car, an upwardly and inwardly inclined'portion serving as a sillfor the lower sash of said car, and a substantially vertical, upwardlyextending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower rail of saidsash, said portions extending in single lengths between the doors of thecar and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to eachother.

5. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially`vertical longitudinal portion adapted to be secured to the side postsand girder plate of a car, an upwardly and inwardly inclined portionserving as a sill and an upwardly extending portion serving as a weatherstrip for the lower sash of said car, said portions extending around thecar coextensively with said longitudinal portion, and having theirlongitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

6. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantiallyvertical, longi tudinal portion adapted to be Secured to the portion andhaving their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

7. In a car structure, a belt rail consisting of an integra-l platehaving a substantially vertical portion extending in unbroken sec-4tions between the car doors around the car and adapted to be secured tothe girder plates and side posts thereof, said rail having an upwardlyand inwardly inclined portion serving as a sill for the lower sash ofthe car and a substantially vertical upwardly extending portion servingas a weather strip for the lower rail of the sash.

8. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantiallyvertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured to the side postsand girder plate of a car, a portion extending upwardly and inwardlyfrom the longitudinal portion at a suitable angle to act as a water shedand sill for the lower sash of said car and extending around the carcoextensively with the longitudinal portion and having theirlongitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

`9. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having asubstantially vertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured tothei' side posts and girder plate of a car, a por tion extending inwardlyfrom the longitudinal portion and shaped to form a water shed and sillfor the lower sash of said cai and extending around the carcoexteiisively with the longitudinal portion and having theirlongitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

10. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having asubstantially vertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured tothe side posts and girder plate of a car, an upwardly and inwardlyinclined portion serv-4 ing as a sill and an upwardly extending portionserving as a weather strip for the lower sash of said car said portionsextending in single lengths between the doors of the car and havingtheirlongitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other. J

11. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having asubstantially vertical,- longitudinalportion adapted to be secured tothe side posts and girder late of a car, an intermediate inclinedportion and a substantially vertical portion extending upwardlytherefrom and adapted to serve as a weather strip for the lower sash ofsaid car, said `portions extending -in single lengths between the doorsof the car and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel toeach-other.

12. A belt rail adapted to be secured to the girder plate and side postsof a car, and having an lntegral portion intersecting said posts andserving as a sill and wea-ther strip for the lower sash of said car.

13. A belt rail having a `portion adapted to be secured to the girderplate of a car to act as a flashing for said plate and having anintegral portion intersecting said posts and serving as a sill andweather strip for 10 the lower sash of said car.

14;.r A belt rail having a portion adapted t'o be secured to the girderplate of a car to act as a flashing for said plate and having anintegral portion intersecting said posts and servlng as a sill andweather strip for 15 the lower sash of said car and extending around thecar coextensively with the portion secured to the girder plate.

In testimon)7 whereof I aix m si nature.

THOMAS E L OTT.

